Development of cell therapies for genetic disorders of muscle and connective tissues
The group focuses on developing cell based therapies with both donor and autologous, genetically corrected, stem/progenitor cells for genetic diseases of muscle and connective tissue. Different biomaterials are tested to enhance engraftment of cells in the tissues of different mouse models. In addition work is carried out to increase knowledge on the fetal and post-natal stages of mesoderm development, which may help to increase efficacy of cell therapies.
Research themes
The current research has two themes:
- Cell therapy for muscular dystrophies and other genetic disorders of the mesoderm
- Analysis of pericyte contribution to development and regeneration of mesoderm tissues
Principal investigator
Name | Job title | Email address |
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Professor Giulio Cossu | Professor of Regenerative Medicine | giulio.cossu@manchester.ac.uk |
Postdoctoral staff
Name | Job title | Email address |
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Dr Urmas Roostalu | Postdoctoral Research Associate | urmas.roostalu@manchester.ac.uk |
Dr Francessco Galli | Postdoctoral Research Associate | francessco.galli@manchester.ac.uk |